Upcoming Concerts

Thursday

Nov 29, 2007 at 2:00 AM

Monica Grabin - PORTLAND — Monica Grabin of Kennebunk will perform in concert Nov. 29 at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center at 76 Congress St. in Portland in support of her new CD, "Continental Village," which combines traditional American folk songs with original material. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10.

Monica Grabin

PORTLAND — Monica Grabin of Kennebunk will perform in concert Nov. 29 at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center at 76 Congress St. in Portland in support of her new CD, "Continental Village," which combines traditional American folk songs with original material. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10.

Grabin, along with Zack Macomber, Mazie Macomber, Byon Yeatts, Dana Pearson, Dale Robin Lockman, Don Wessels and Tom Wilsbach will be performing songs from "Continental Village," along with other tunes. Wessels and Wilsbach will also do a short opening set.

OGUNQUIT — BeachFire Bar & Grille at 658 Main St. in Ogunquit presents the following musical acts. There is no cover; seats are on a first availability basis with preference to customers dining before the show. FMI: www.BeachFireMaine.com or 646-8998.

Dec. 7: Bruce Marshall CD Release Party from 8—11 p.m. Everyone that purchases a dinner that evening will receive $5 off the new CD at the party.

Bruce Marshall has released his first solo acoustic effort, "Restless Soul" on ATM Records, his fifth album. The 15-song disc features Marshall on guitar, dobro, and vocals and includes several of his better known band songs like the award winning "If Dreams Were Money" and "Angeline," as well as a batch of brand new material including two instrumentals. Recorded live in the studio, the disc features great songwriting, hot fretwork and passionate singing, and touches on blues, folk, rock and Americana.

Dec. 8: BeachFire closes out its second season with national recording artist Lucinda, starting out holiday carols by the large outdoor firepit and ending with a holiday show in the BeachFire MusicLoft.

Tracy Grammer rose to acclaim as half of the "postmodern, mythic acoustic" duo, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. The duo released three internationally renowned albums featuring Carter's award-winning Americana songcraft and toured with Joan Baez, both as featured artists and band members. Sadly, in 2002, Carter, 49, died suddenly of a heart attack while touring with Grammer.

Grammer, determined to honor Carter's memory and the journey the duo had begun, has kept to the road and continued singing, releasing the albums "The Verdant Mile" (2004), "Flower of Avalon" (2005), and "Seven is the Number" (2006), the last full-length Dave & Tracy recording that was begun in their home in the winter of 2001-'02.

Tracy Grammer has been touring nationally since 2003 with songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jim Henry. With electric guitars, acoustic instruments galore, and beautifully matched voices, the duo plays original music and pays homage to Carter and other songwriters while charting a new course for themselves in the musical landscape. If the music fails, they intend to go on the road as a comedy team. You'll have to see the show to know why.

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